The Department of Environmental Conservation has made additional procedure changes to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of mitigating the risk of exposure to the virus.
In addition to authorizing the use of...more
In light of COVID-19, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently published a direction letter addressing safety concerns regarding the collection of required signatures on waste shipping papers...more
With the deepening of the COVID-19 crisis, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) has issued guidance addressing “numerous” questions it has received concerning the potential impact of Executive Order 202.6...more
To ensure that New York state agencies and local governments can meaningfully assess the environmental impact of proposed projects, the State Environmental Quality Review regulations received substantial amendments this year....more
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As a follow up to a March 14, 2017 legal alert on proposed SEQR amendments, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) published a notice of revised rulemaking in the New York State Register on April...more